I’m an Albertan through and through. I know it now because, here in the Mojave desert where cows as I know them can’t take the heat, I just tasted some cheese and asked my husband if he thought it tasted like the cheese back home. Yes, the cheese back home. That not so famous orange,… Read more »

Prior to my review of English 475, I’d like to include the following article about the course written by M. Redi: The Student as Cyborg If you are a cyborg and don’t know it does that still make you a cyborg? The best place to explore this question is in Athabasca’s course, Literature and Hypertext,… Read more »

New Year’s day is traditionally seen as a new beginning, giving us an opportunity to change bad habits or to improve our lifestyle. For example, we can aim to overcome shyness, become more assertive – ask for that raise, become more social, more tolerant of others, less judgmental, any number of choices are available to… Read more »

Last month the AUSU Council removed one Councillor for policy violations and accepted the resignation of another Councillor who was scheduled to defend a motion of removal that was brought against her. Since these events have already been covered in detail in the article Sad Day for AUSU Council (http://www.ausu.org/voice/archives/articledisplay.php?ART=2378) (Low, Tamra Ross. One member… Read more »

THIS WEEK AUSU COUNCIL DOWN TO SEVEN AND MOVING ON – Shannon Maguire brings a student perspective to the recent upheavals in AUSU council. MY NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION – Barbara Godin has finally found something she can stick to all year round! THE HARRIED STUDENT APPRECIATES CANADA – The Harried Student – who takes the… Read more »

We love to hear from you! Send your questions and comments to voice@ausu.org, and please indicate if we may publish your letter in the Voice. Letter to the Editor, The Voice In her December 10 article, “Life at the Top,” (The Voice, Volume 11 Issue 50) AUSU President Debbie Jabbour wrote about a decision of… Read more »

Some people have a grim outlook about the capabilities of the disabled; they believe that a disability may somehow lower a person’s quality of life. But the people who do have physical disabilities are constantly showing us that these people are wrong. One of the most exciting areas in which they do this is the… Read more »

Last week I asked students about the commercials that anger them the most: I miss the good old days of Tony the Tiger and the Snapple Lady. I haven’t purchased a Snapple since she left. And you have to admit, at first it was annoying, but after awhile, Mentos really were the “freshmaker.” Am I… Read more »

Hate English classes, love English classes? Either way you’ll want to check out this site:.. http://www.poets.org Shall I compare thee to an overdue English assignment; Thou art more frightening and annoying… Excuse me, I digress slightly. I have taken exactly one university level English course. Being a life-long reader I thought I might actually enjoy… Read more »

I first became aware of the Master of Counselling program about four years ago when I responded to a questionnaire assessing interest in the development of a distance Master of Counselling program at AU. I then forgot about it until several months later. One evening I received an email that appeared to be related to… Read more »